Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts ranks 842nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arles, Santo André, São Paulo, and Saga Prefecture. Memorable people born in Salem, Massachusetts include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benjamin Peirce, and Ernest Fenollosa. Memorable people who died in Salem, Massachusetts include Timothy Pickering, and Frank Weston Benson. Salem, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many writers, and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Salem, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1745 and 1995, Salem, Massachusetts was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benjamin Peirce, and Ernest Fenollosa. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Salem, Massachusetts including Timothy Pickering, and Frank Weston Benson.
People Born in Salem, Massachusetts
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1
Benjamin Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 2
Ernest Fenollosa
HISTORIAN
1853 - 1908
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3
Frederick Townsend Ward
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1831 - 1862
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 4
William H. Prescott
HISTORIAN
1796 - 1859
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 5
Timothy Pickering
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1829
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 6
Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 7
Gardner Dozois
WRITER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 8
Frank Weston Benson
PAINTER
1862 - 1951
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 9
Mike Flanagan
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 10
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
BIOLOGIST
1937 - 2003
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 11
Paul Douglas
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1976
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Salem, Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsErnest Fenollosa
HISTORIAN
1853 - 1908
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
BIOLOGIST
1937 - 2003
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 11
Paul Douglas
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1976
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 12
Andy Buckley
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 13
Nathaniel Bowditch
MATHEMATICIAN
1773 - 1838
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Salem, Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsTimothy Pickering
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1829
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 1
Frank Weston Benson
PAINTER
1862 - 1951
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Salem, Massachusetts were writers (2), mathematicians (2), historians (2), politicians (2), and military personnels (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salem, Massachusetts, including Gardner Dozois. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salem, Massachusetts, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Gardner Dozois.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Salem, Massachusetts since 1700.
